[
US
/pɝˈsɪstəns/
]
[ UK /pəsˈɪstəns/ ]
[ UK /pəsˈɪstəns/ ]
NOUN
- persistent determination
- the property of a continuous and connected period of time
-
the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
How To Use persistence In A Sentence
- The Western Cape's pursuit of an inclusive South African identity is bedevilled by ... the persistence of white privilege rooted in historical baaskap and black exclusion," the document said. ANC Daily News Briefing
- Neither can we know whether the president's persistence will pay off for him. Times, Sunday Times
- Give up is completely lost, persistence will have at least a glimmer of hope.
- The diligence, tolerance and persistence of cows and their sensitiveness to how we treat them demonstrates to us that we must respect life.
- Persistence is the common trait of anyone who has had a significant impact on the world.
- A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure will turn to glorious success.
- Missions for unmanned vehicles will gravitate toward those compatible with their primary strengths - persistence, expendability and stealth.
- They refer to these processes as ‘dissipative structures’, where a constancy of change enables the persistence of the structure itself.
- You need tenacity, persistence and a thick skin. Times, Sunday Times
- Might there be a universal selective benefit that could explain the evolutionary persistence of introns?